Fish-net holder.



G. C. WALTER.

FISH NET HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED mama, 1914.

Patented Jan. 25, i916.

THE coLuMBIA PLANOGRAPH CO.. WASHINGTON, D. c.

GUY C. WALTER, OF DENVER, COLORADO.

FISH-NET HOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 25, 1916.

Application filed December 15, 1914. Serial No. 877,321.

T all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, GUY C. VALTER, a citizen of the United States, residing in the city and county of Denver and State of Colorado, have invented certain new and useful improvements in Fish-Net Holders; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention. such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the characters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to improvements in fish net holders, and my object is to present a device of this character which is readily collapsible. rlhe members which support the net, together with the latter, are adapted to be inserted in a tubular sleeve, the said sleeve constituting the handle of the holder when the device is in the assembled position. This sleeve is in telescopic relation with a second tubular sleeve, the latter adapted to project rearwardly from the first named sleeve, forming an extension to the handle. Y

Having briefly outlined my improved construction, I will proceed to describe the same in detail, reference being made to the accompanying drawing, in whichv is illustrated an embodiment thereof.

In this drawing,y Figure 1 is a longitudinal section of the collapsible handle, showing the net in Tiosition for use. Fig. 2 is a similar view showing the net-supporting members in their knocked down position. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal section of the entire device in its collapsed position. Fig. 4 is a detail view of one of the joints between the net-supporting members. Fig. 5 is a view looking in the direction of the arrow 5, Fig. 4. Fig. 6 is a` section taken on the line 6 6, Fig. 1, looking in the direction of the arrow.

The same reference characters indicate the same parts in all the views.

Let the numeral 5 designate a tubular sleeve open at one extremity and having a tubular fitting 6 inserted in its opposite extremity. One extremity of a leaf spring 7 is secured to the inner surface of the fitting 6, its free extremity provided with a lug 8 which projects outwardly through a perforation 9 formed in the wall of the fitting.

When the said fitting is inserted into the slee-ve the extremity of the lug will ride upon the inner surface of said sleeve until it reaches an elongated slot 10 when it will protrude therethrough and lock the said elements together. A disk 11 is inserted in the outer end of the fitting and brazed to the inner surface of the latter, said plate provided with ears 12 projecting beyond the end of the fitting. Between these ears are inserted the inner enlarged extremities of two spring steel sections 13 and 14, said extremities being perforated and adapted to register with perforations formed in the ears and through which perforations pins 15 are inserted, whereby the sections 13 and 14 are pivotally 'connected with the fitting (i. Upon the outer extremities of the sections 13 and 14 sockets 16 are secured. A.

third spring steel section 17 is employed and provided with plugs 18 at its opposite extremities. rl"hese plugs are adapted to be inserted into the sockets 16 of the other sections. When the said sections are joined together, on account of the material of which they are composed and the fact that each section is of approximately the same length, they will assume the position disclosed in Fig. 1. Furthermore, on account of the tension under which the sections 13 and 14 are placed, their enlarged inner extremities will bear tightly against the outer edge of the fitting 6, thereby preventing any play at this point. Attention is called to the fact that before these sections are joined, they are threaded through loops formed upon the upper edge of a cone-shaped net 19. An extension sleeve 2O is mounted upon the sleeve 5 in telescopic relation therewith and when the device is in the assembled position, the forward extremity of the sleeve 20 is secured to the rear end of the sleeve 5 by a lug 21 which is adapted to enter registering perforations in both sleeves. the said lug being attached to the free extremity of a leaf spring 2Q which is secured at its opposite extremity to the outer surface of the extension sleeve. This position of said sleeve is disclosed in Fig. 1.

When it is desired to take the device apart it will be necessary to bring the extremities of the section 17 into alinement with the outer extremities of the sections 13 and 14 in order to break the joints between the same, and it is ,for this reason that it is im- A An eye 21 is attached to the possible for these joints to accidentally pull apart when the device is completely assembled. After the section 17 has been detached from the sections 13 and 14, the said sections, in view of their springing tendency, will assume a straight position. The section `17 is then withdrawn from the loops of the net and placed lengthwise between the sections 13 and 14, as disclosed in Fig. 2, after which the net 18 is wrapped around the three sections. The fitting 6 and the sleeve 5 are then detached by pushing the latter forwardly sufficient to allow the rear edge of the elongated slotl 10 to ride over the lug 8, whose outer extremity is fashioned for this purpose anc then slightly turning the sleeve 5, wh reby the latter can be readily slipped rearwardly from engagement with the fitting 6. This fitting, together with the sections 13, 1iand 17,- which are enveloped by the net are t ien inverted and inserted in the sleeve 5, as shown in Fig. 8, the fitting 6 again closing the forward end of said sleeve and locked therein by the spring-actuated Ylng 8 w rich protrudes through the same perfor-ations, as heretofore described.

lWhen the device is in the collapsed position, the extension sleeve 2O is disconnected from the rear extremity of the sleeve 5 by pulling outwardly upon the freelextremity of a leaf spring 22 and then slid forwardly upon said sleeve 5 until the lug 21 attached to said leaf spring comes into alinement with a perforation 23 and enters the same, this perforation being formed in the sleeve 5 opposite from the elongated slot 10. In this manner, the sections which support the net, together with the latter, are confined within the tubular sleeve 5 and the ends of the latter are closed by the fitting 6 and the rear end of the extension sleeve, respectively. rear end of the extension sleeve to allow the device to be hung in a convenient place.

Having thus described my invention,what I claim is,-

1. An article of the class described coniprising a tubular handle, a fitting detachably connected with one extremity of the latter, two spring sections pivotally connected at their inner extremities with the said fitting, sockets mounted upon their outer extremities, a third spring section, a plug mounted upon each extremity of the'latter, and each plug adapted to be detachably connected with one of said sockets, for the purpose set forth.

2. An article of the class described comprising a. tubular handle, a sleeve mounted upon said handle in telescopic relation therewith, a fitting detachably connected with one extremity of the handle, two spring sections pivotally connected at their inner extremities with the said fitting, sockets mounted upon their outer extremities, a third spring section, a plug mounted upon each extremity of the latter, and each plug adapted to be detachably connected with one of said sockets, for the purpose set forth.

3. A fish net holder comprising a handle, a member detachably connected with one extremity of the latter, two spring sections having their inner extremities connected with said member, a third spring section detachably connected with the first named sections, and a net supported by said sections, for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I aiiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

GUY C. `WALTEl-t.

Witnesses:

MAZE KIRBY, A. EBERT OBnmN.

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